FCT ELECTION: EFCC ARRESTS 20 FOR ALLEGED ELECTORAL FRAUD

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 20 suspects for sundry electoral offences in the just-concluded Federal Capital Territory (FCT) local government elections.

The Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Dele Oyewale, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday.

Oyewale said the suspects were arrested across the FCT for offences ranging from vote buying and vote selling to obstruction of officers, involving a total sum of N17.2m.

One of the suspects, according to the statement, was arrested with a sum of N13.5m in a car parked beside a polling booth in Kwali Local Government Area.

He added, “Two of the suspects were arrested in Abaji; nine in Gwagwalada; four in Kuje; and the remaining four in Kwali.”

Oyewale stated that the suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.

About Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.

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